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Building on Arthur Evans' Legacy: Next Steps For Behavioral Health In Philadelphia

Thursday, February 9, 2017
... down  Friday after 12 years as commissioner of the city’s Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility ... and led a system-wide transformation effort focused on   recovery, resilience, and self-determination . He embraced ... evidence-based practices throughout the agency’s work. Philadelphia will need to work hard to maintain and build ...

What Barra Foundation has learned from dipping a toe into mission investing

Wednesday, August 9, 2017
... foundation has employed two new investing strategies. Here's what it's learned so far. Nearly two years ago, Barra ... projects that meet the fund’s criteria — typically housing, education, grocery stores, commercial enterprises ... website .  Wahl said the Barra staff got the green light from its board to explore projects to fund after a long ...

Future-focused takeaways from the 2017 Philanthropy Network conference

Friday, November 3, 2017
...  / STAFF via Generocity  What a year, huh? Last year’s Philanthropy Network fall conference followed on the ... The 2017 conference took place yesterday at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel with a more alliterative title, “ ... conference attendees a broad question: “Where do we go from here?” In a comment similar to the one he made in an  ...

New report assesses the financial health of Philadelphia nonprofits

Friday, October 27, 2017
Via Generocity | By  Albert Hong  / STAFF   Here’s the thing: When looked at broadly or in aggregate, the nonprofit sector in Philadelphia actually isn’t doing too bad financially, ... such nonprofit earning only 4.7 percent of its revenue from philanthropy. Compare that to the average environmental ...

Hurricane Dorian: How to Help

Thursday, September 5, 2019
... to hit the Bahamas.  Early reports indicate that Dorian’s destruction on Abaco and Grand Bahama Islands has been ... are critical needs for immediate and long-term relief and recovery. Below are some resources to help inform your ... Disaster Philanthropy Guidelines Check out this  blog  from the Center on Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) on how to give ...

Where Does Your Cash Sleep at Night?

Wednesday, July 10, 2019
Originally posted to Exponent Philanthropy’s blog . By Kristina L. Wahl and Paige Chapel Local giving is ... small businesses, and a range of community facilities—from schools, to health clinics, to arts venues. The Barra ... great onramp to local investing in a loan fund managed by Philadelphia’s  Reinvestment Fund , an Aeris-rated CDFI. ( ...

How a Small Craft Navigates Shifting Tides

Tuesday, September 19, 2017
... Healy, Executive Director, First Hospital Foundation (now Philadelphia Health Partnership) Uncertainty, confusion, ... fear. With services and supports to our community’s most vulnerable residents repeatedly at risk over the last ... were more than 20 percent more likely to be released from the hospital to their homes rather than long-term care ...

Donor Collaboration: How NPT Philanthropists are Working Together to Increase Impact

Donor Collaboration
Monday, October 21, 2019
... Trust (NPT) to find creative solutions to some of today’s most complex social problems. Donor collaboratives  have ... public-private partnerships facilitated by NPT: Rebuild Philadelphia: Investing in the city’s youth and ... $1 for every $2 given. Although contributions to the fund must be unrestricted, donors can ask the WPF to recommend ...

Wells Fargo Appoints New Wells Fargo Regional Foundation Executive Director

Aisha Miller
Monday, January 14, 2019
Philadelphia - January 14, 2019 –  Aishah Miller has been ... Foundation board member Joseph Kirk. “The Foundation’s neighborhood revitalization initiatives play a critical ... the depth and impact of the Foundation and CDC’s work from afar and only hope to continue to build on its influence ...
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Your board isn’t diverse enough

Wednesday, September 13, 2017
... But some local foundations are heeding the call. Here's how to make leadership reflect the people you're serving. ... about the issue of board and leadership diversity within Philadelphia nonprofits and foundations, partially because ... their missions . (Similar point:  Don’t accept money from organizations or individuals whose values don’t align ...

National Study Reports Foundations Maintained or Increased Spending in 2020; Long-Term Investment Returns Held Steady

2020 Council on Foundations–Commonfund Study of Investment of Endowments for Private and Community Foundations® (CCSF)
Monday, August 23, 2021
Data from the Council on Foundations-Commonfund Study Show ... Foundations® (CCSF) (the “Study”) show that U.S. foundations generally maintained or increased their ... spending to specifically address needs arising from COVID-19.   Investment returns did not match 2019’s strong ...

Mission-Aligned Investing: A model for maximizing philanthropic impact and equity

Evolving ideas
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
... power, equity and insularity. Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia is working hard to amplify the local movement, ... their community. Mission-aligned investing pools resources from your local foundations to share costs and grow racially ... goes beyond grantmaking to align an organization’s assets with its institutional values and mission. Aligning ...

Chester County Community Foundation “Food for Thought” Board Trustee Edition Goes Digital This September

Chester County Community Foundation
Thursday, August 20, 2020
... will take place weekly on Zoom, Tuesdays at 4:00 pm from September 15 th – October 22 nd . Developing an ... following topics: “Some Novel Advice: Recalibrating & Recovery” on 9/15 led by Karen Simmons and Michael DeHaven ... Community Foundation Headquartered in West Chester’s Historic Lincoln Building, the Chester County Community ...

Douty Foundation celebrates 50th anniversary, releases new funding guidelines

Thursday, August 1, 2019
Philadelphia, PA (August 1, 2019) – Since 1968, The Douty ... with its 2019 annual application deadline, Douty’s grant awards will increase to a minimum of $20,000 per ... $1 million. Organizations that received grant funding from Douty in 2018 will receive the same level of support in ...

Glenmede’s Nina L. Cohen Appointed to Exponent Philanthropy Board of Directors

Nina L. Cohen
Thursday, October 11, 2018
PHILADELPHIA-- Glenmede , a privately-held and independent ... of philanthropic strategies, while assisting Glenmede’s business development team in identifying and educating ... board of directors as she brings experience and expertise from her many years as a foundation trustee, advisor and ...

Chesco Women’s Commission & Fund for Women and Girls releases findings of survey on sexual harassment in the workplace

Wednesday, July 10, 2019
... Commissioners and undertaken by the Chester County Women’s Commission (CCWC) and Chester County Fund for Women and ... The results captured a range of experiences and insights from current Chester County workplaces. “This is the first survey of its kind in Chester County and is among few ...

Patricia Kind Family Foundation announces Black-led Organization grant award winners

Patricia Kind Family Foundation
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
... grant cycle specifically for Black-led organizations in Philadelphia. The Foundation made a concerted effort to reach ...